Shemar Moore is returning to Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds fans, brace yourselves for something big: seemingly infinitely adored actor Shemar Moore will be returning to the long-running show for its season 12 finale, reprising his role as Derek Morgan.

Deadline reports that Moore is set to guest in the May 10 finale, and he'll play a pretty key role in how things play out for the others involved. Morgan will be seen pointing the Behavioral Analytics Unit in the right direction while trying to catch a serial killer that has eluded and frustrated them throughout the entire season.

Moore circles back to the CBS drama a year after his exit. In March 2016, he departed from the show after appearing in a staggering 251 episodes. The series wrapped up his character's storyline in an expectedly harrowing way: Morgan narrowly escaped a kidnapping, sparking his desire to resign from the BAU and lead a quieter, more family-oriented lifestyle.

Unsurprisingly, Moore's exit left many CriminalMinds fans wondering if and when they'd ever see him as Derek Morgan again. Now, viewers can see a bit more of Moore in just a few short months when the show's 12th season airs its last episode.